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  • Tanks Almost Ready to Set-Up....Any Suggestions or Advice?

    Have almost everything. Just need to pick up my 30L and one filter, first of next week. As I list my tanks and equipment, if you see anything I should change or add, please let me know.

    55gallon: Penguin 350 filter
                 Heater
                 Dual air pump for bubble wall
                 Dual canopy w/ florscent bulbs

    30L: Tetra Whisper 60 filter
           need heater
           need air pump
           Florescent light

    20L: Whisper filter for 10-30 gallons
          Heater for 15 gallon tank
          Pump for 20 gallon
          need canopy w/lights

    55 will hold my Oscars; various colors
    30L will hold my Discs; various colors
    20L will be for my oddballs

    Went by Mike's shop and picked up 50 pounds of small gravel/stone for the 55.
    When I picked up the 20L, it had this very dark gray, sparkly stuff on the bottom. A bit more course than sand. Guy said it was expensive stuff. I thought that and some of my clear/blue glass marbles would look nice with the Discs.
    Not sure yet what I'll use in the 20L.

    Don't think I've forgotten anything. Comments welcomed and appreciated. Just want to have everything correct before I start filling with water.

    EC

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    Re: Tanks Almost Ready to Set-Up....Any Suggestions or Advic

    Discs? Discus? A 30L is too small for discus, maybe 1, possibly 2 small discus might be alright for a while.

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    • #3
      Re: Tanks Almost Ready to Set-Up....Any Suggestions or Advic

      OK.......I knew that. Thanks.

      EC

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      • #4
        Re: Tanks Almost Ready to Set-Up....Any Suggestions or Advic

        Oscars as long as you understand they will outgrow the 55 too....  Oscars are very intelligent fish but you will need to pair them up with a minimum two to make them happy..   Problem is that a pair of Oscar's will outgrow a 55 in about a year :(

        What fish do Jesper have
        180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
        110
        Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
        58 S. Decorus

        "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

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        • #5
          Re: Tanks Almost Ready to Set-Up....Any Suggestions or Advic

          Well, it's just after 6 PM and I have the 55 and 20L up and running. I really, really like the 55 I got with everything but water, fish and filter. I love the 350 filter I bought at Mike's but not real keen on the Whisper (canister) in the 20L. It's going to be real tough finding a lighted canopy to fit around it. When I get all done setting up the three new tanks, I'll have a 14 to find a good home for.

          Tanks everyone for your info, suggestions and support. Can't wait until I can drop a few fish in.

          Have a great week,
          EC

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          • #6
            Re: Tanks Almost Ready to Set-Up....Any Suggestions or Advic

            I didn't know Whisper made a canister filter...I'll go look it up. Is it a weird shape or something? Usually a canister won't be in the way of anything on the tank...hmm..
            "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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